When I was a young actor I was in a lot of film doing one day work and two days' work, and they've included all those titles, which I don't even remember. I think I've played the lead in about 75 movies.

My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, 'How much is that?'

I've been on movies where I literally couldn't hear what the other actor was saying. It's very awkward.

I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho.

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.

One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.